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January 22, 2013

SALVATION by Anne Osterlund (Interview/Giveaway)

WINNER: **yadkny**

How did you come up with the idea of Salvation?

I
first met Salva and Beth in the middle of a collision. Papers, pencils, the
contents of Beth’s backpack, and point of view everywhere! I didn’t realize
there was an entire book coming, though, until Salva’s best friend, Pepe,
shoved him into the prologue.

Describe your main characters in six words.

Salva

-Intelligent

-Driven

-Competitive

-Kind

-Torn

-Afraid

Beth

-Disorganized

-Sensitive

-Caring

-Whip smart

-Passionate

-Strong

If
you could pick a soundtrack to match your main characters lives, what would it
be?

Copyright @ 2013 by Anne Osterlund. Used by
permission of Speak, a division of Penguin Young

Readers Group, a member of Penguin Group
(USA) Inc. All rights reserved.

A Revelation

The night was
insane. He must be high on adrenaline. The game had been incredible. The car
was—face it, the car was unlike anything he’d ever planned on riding in during
his life. And as designated driver, he was going to get to drive it home.

But
really, he wasn’t even thinking about that drive.

Because he couldn’t
get rid of the realization that had rocked and cracked his world like a broken
windshield. Just before the car had pulled up.

She might be
crazy—wearing that thin dress on a night that was maybe twenty-nine degrees. And
she might be a nerd—because, really, who from Liberty High School ever applied
to go to Stanford? And she was most definitely a walking disaster area.

But
she was also beautiful.

What are you working on now?

My current New Year’s resolution is to finish Redemption. Aurelia, the heroine of my
earlier books, Aurelia and Exile, demands that I wrap up her third
and final novel. She’s dying to tell you all about it, but she knows this is
Salva and Beth’s moment so she is very patiently—for Aurelia—biting her tongue.
Though, as a tradeoff for such good behavior, I did post one blog about Redemption here. (Insert link: http://www.anneosterlund.blogspot.com/2012/12/redemption-aurelia-book-three_23.html)

Salvador Resendez--Salva to his friends--appears to have it all. His Mexican immigrant family has high expectations, and Salva intends to fulfill them. He's student body president, quarterback of the football team, and has a near-perfect GPA. Everyone loves him.

Especially Beth Courant, AKA the walking disaster area. Dreamy and shy, Beth is used to blending into the background. But she's also smart, and she has serious plans for her future.

Popular guy and bookish girl--the two have almost nothing in common. Until fate throws them together and the attraction is irresistible. Soon Beth is pushing Salva to set his sights higher than ever--because she knows he has more to offer, more than even he realizes.

Then tragedy strikes--and threatens to destroy everything that Salva has worked for. Will Beth's love be enough to save him?

Thoughtful and romantic, this is a beautifully written story about following your heart and fulfilling your potential.

We have a signed copy of Salvation to giveaway! :) To Enter all you have to do is leave a meaningful comment below, and a way for us to contact you if you should win. i.e. Email, twitter, anything.

I had the chance to read the arc, and absolutely loved it. Salvation is a beautifully written story w/a great message. Salva and Beth were written to perfection. I told my librarian cousin that they must have it. Would love a signed copy!

Thanks for the interview, excerpt, and giveaway! I can't wait to read this one! I read Aurelia and loved it! I am currently reading Exile and it is awesome! Academy 7 is a good book too but I think it needs a sequel! Salvation sounds like an interesting love story.caliwillette(at)gmail(dot)com

Oh myy, when it said Mexican, I accidentally remembered The Perfect Chemistry series. :>I wonder if there are a lot of Spanish words ;> That's a major plus!I wonder what the tragedy is :OAwesome interview and the excerpt is absolute love! :D

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